Opula Deget was a golden-skinned alien with brown eyes[1] who was present outside[2] the Galaxies Opera House in the Uscru District of the planet Coruscant[3] in 19 BBY[4] during a performance of the opera Squid Lake.[3] They walked alongside[2] the human Ulfor Bombaasa[1] up the opera house's steps behind[2] Duke Teta[1] and Duchess Koyi Mateil[5] when the Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker ran past them on his way to meet with Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine.[2] On the night of the opera, Deget wore a golden gown and a black headpiece.[1]
Behind the scenes[]
Opula Deget first appeared in the prequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith,[2] which released on May 19, 2005.[6] The opera steps scene was filmed on R Stage at Shepperton Studios as part of additional photography on Monday, August 23, 2004.[7]
In the new Star Wars canon, Deget was first named in the 2017 reference book Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia.[1] The character's name originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where it was first used in the reference book Dressing a Galaxy: The Costumes of Star Wars, which was written by Trisha Biggar[8] and released on October 11, 2005.[9]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (First appearance)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia (First identified as Opula Deget)
- Star Wars: How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills (Picture only)
- "Coruscant" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (Picture only)
- Galaxies Opera House in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith to 19 BBY.
- ↑ Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary, New Edition
- ↑ Star Wars Year By Year: A Visual History, New Edition
- ↑ The Making of Star Wars Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ Dressing a Galaxy: The Costumes of Star Wars
- ↑ Dressing a Galaxy: Part 1: The Costumes of Star Wars (Hardback) on www.waterstones.com (archived from the original on April 24, 2022)